Detection of Ehrlichia platys in dogs in Australia

被引:100
作者
Brown, GK [1 ]
Martin, AR [1 ]
Roberts, TK [1 ]
Aitken, RJ [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Newcastle, Sch Biol & Chem Sci, Discipline Biol Sci, Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia
关键词
Ehrlichia platys; free-roaming dogs; polymerase chain reaction; 16S rDNA;
D O I
10.1111/j.1751-0813.2001.tb10747.x
中图分类号
S85 [动物医学(兽医学)];
学科分类号
0906 [兽医学];
摘要
Objective To describe the detection of Ehrlichia platys in free-roaming dogs in Central Australia. Procedure Blood samples were collected from four dogs and examined for bacterial 16S ribosomal DNA using Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)-based assays. The three positive samples obtained were then sequenced and identification of the PCR product carried out. As a result of all three samples being identical to or closely related to part of the 16S rRNA gene of E platys, blood samples were subsequently obtained from a further 24 dogs. These samples were screened using a PCR-assay to determine the presence of Ehrlichia DNA using genus-specific primers. The positive samples obtained from the screening process were then subjected to a further PCR-assay using E platys specific primers. Results Of 28 dogs sampled, Ehrlichia DNA was detected in the blood of 13 dogs. Sequencing of the amplicons obtained indicated a high homology with the 16S rRNA gene for E platys. When the E platys-specific PCR was performed for 10 of those dogs, the 678 bp product obtained from the PCR amplification confirmed the identification as part of the 16S rRNA gene of E platys in all 10 dogs. Conclusion This study reports for the first time Ehrlichia carriage by dogs in Australia. It also indicates the usefulness of the PCR technique in rapidly and accurately identifying diseases that are otherwise difficult to detect. By using universal primers directed against bacterial 16S ribosomal DNA and sequencing analysis, the detection of potentially pathogenic Ehrlichia organisms that had not previously been found in Australia has been made possible.
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